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Moon Handbook Yucatan Peninsula
Lisa and Gary Prado Chandler
GUIDEBOOK 2009 PAPER 391 PAGES
A compact, comprehensive travel guide with an excellent overview of the natural history and culture of the region, including Yucatan but also Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Quintana Roo. It includes detailed information on hotels, restaurants and attractions. With good site diagrams and sketch maps throughout.
(MEX66, $21.95)
Lost Cities of the Maya
Claude Baudez Sydney Picasso
ARCHAEOLOGY 1992 PAPER 175 PAGES
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A pocket guide to Maya archaeology. This lavishly illustrated small book features hundreds of color photographs and illustrations -- along with excerpts from key works and a brief guide to Maya arithmetic, their calendar and inscriptions.
(MYA01, $12.95)
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
John Lloyd Stephens Karl Ackerman Frederick Catherwood
ARCHAEOLOGY 1996 PAPER 286 PAGES
A classic, first published in 1841. Stephens chronicles in rich detail his rediscovery of 44 Maya sites in the Yucatan, among them Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Tulum. This new one-volume edition, organized geographically, is especially abridged for the visitor. Edgar Allan Poe called the book "perhaps the most interesting travel book ever published." Dozens of modern and archival photographs complement Frederick Catherwood's original drawings.
(MEX02, $16.95)
The Labyrinth of Solitude
Octavio Paz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT 1985 PAPER 398 PAGES
An enduring classic by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist Octavio Paz. This collection of essays tackles Mexican culture and character. The chapters on the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead and the conquest are especially memorable.
(MEX08, $14.50)
Yucatan Map
ITMB
MAP
A detailed travel map of the Yucatan at a scale of 1:500,000. Printed on tearproof, waterproof paper. Two Sides. 27 X 37 inches.
(MEX04, $12.95)
Maya World Map
Quimera
With a 44-page booklet, this colorful map at a scale of 1:1,000.000 covers Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and the Yucatan in Mexico along with the Maya regions of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras in Central America.
(MYA59, $8.95)
Northern Yucatan Adventure Map
National Geographic Society
With site diagrams and insets of Merida and Cancun, this detailed map (1:500,000) shows cities, roads, parks and Maya sites, including Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Tulum and Coba, south to Sian Ka'an, covering most Yucatan itineraries.
(MEX248, $11.95)
Quintana Roo
Guia Roji
A detailed map of the state of Quintana Roo, covering the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in detail (1:600,000).
(MEX158, $8.95)
Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish
Joseph Keenan
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
Idioms, common mistakes in word usage, and other helpful advice on tackling spoken Spanish. You'll need some foundation to take full advantage of this book -- but even a complete novice will appreciate the author's playful sense of humor.
(CAM06, $19.95)
Fodor's Cancun, Cozumel, Yucatan Peninsula
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
Compact and portable, this up-to-date guide, with invaluable sections on where to stay and what to do, is ideal for a weekend trip or an extended visit.
(MEX157, $17.95)
Moon Handbook Chiapas
Gary Chandler
Liza Prado
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent resource on where to go and what to do from San Cristobal de las Casas to Bonampak, Palenque and the Pacific.
(MEX269, $17.95)
Moon Handbooks Cancun & Cozumel: Including the Riviera Maya
Chicki Mallan
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive guide to Cancun and popular nearby destinations, including Isla Mujeres, Isla de Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Chichen Itza, Tulum and Coba. With 22 town and island maps.
(MEX82, $17.95)
Pauline Frommer's Cancun & the Yucatan
Christine Delsol
GUIDEBOOK
A family-friendly, quirky, practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. Her motto: "Spend Less, See More."
(MEX240, $18.99)
Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya
Joshua Eden Hinsdale
GUIDEBOOK
This comprehensive guide in the Great Destinations series combined practical travel detail with a good overview of the culture and history of the region.
(MEX249, $18.95)
Rough Guide Yucatan
Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK
This compact guide includes an historical and cultural overview of the Yucatan. It's otherwise an opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions.
(MEX156, $19.99)
Yucatan, Cancun & Cozumel Adventure Guide
Bruce & June Conord
GUIDEBOOK
An impressively detailed practical guide to the nature, culture and attractions of the Yucatan, including Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and Cancun. With black-and-white photographs, detailed street maps throughout, and in-depth information on where to go and what to do.
(MEX98, $19.99)
Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes and the Fall of Old Mexico
Hugh Thomas
HISTORY
An entertaining and monumental tome on the conquest of Mexico. It's rare to find a work of such scholarship and importance that is also an enjoyable read.
(MEX06, $25.00)
Yucatan Before and After the Conquest
Diego de Landa
William Gates
HISTORY
A 16th-century report by the first bishop of Yucatan, a dedicated ethnographer who has provided the most complete early European account of the Maya. With maps and handsome line drawings.
(MYA15, $8.95)
An Album of Maya Architecture
Tatiana Proskouriakoff
ARCHAEOLOGY
Scholar, artist and architect Proskouriakoff presents breathtaking artistic reconstructions of what Maya cities may have looked like in their heyday in this classic work, first published in 1946.
(MYA06, $34.95)
Breaking the Maya Code
Michael Coe
ARCHAEOLOGY
Mayan hieroglyphs were a linguistic puzzle until the 1952 breakthrough translation of a Mayan bark-paper text, as Coe explains in this history. The book also includes an extensive discussion of Maya studies and political activism in the wake of the linguistic discovery.
(MYA30, $19.95)
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya
Simon Martin
Nikolai Grube
ARCHAEOLOGY
The history of the Maya dynasties, encompassing biographies of 152 kings and queens, as gleaned from recently deciphered hieroglyphs. An unusual and rewarding book, illustrated in color and black-and-white.
(MYA31, $26.95)
Maya Art and Architecture
Mary Ellen Miller
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An illustrated overview of the art and architecture of the Maya, making use of the latest discoveries at Tikal, Copan, and Palenque to demonstrate the range of Maya artistic influence. With 200 illustrations, 50 in color, including site plans, maps, strikingly rendered reconstructions and color photographs of key temples and buildings.
(MYA20, $19.95)
Reading the Maya Glyphs
Mark Van Stone
Michael Coe
ARCHAEOLOGY
This compact illustrated guide to commonly encountered Maya hieroglyphs provides an excellent introduction to Maya writing for the traveler.
(MYA26, $19.95)
The Cities of Ancient Mexico
Jeremy Sabloff
ARCHAEOLOGY
With 152 black-and-white photographs, illustrations and site diagrams, this portrait of ancient civilizations in Mexico features chapters on the Oaxaca Valley, Teotihuacan and Palenque. Written by a renowned Mayanist, it also includes insightful chapters on how archaeologists have reconstructed the past in Mexico.
(MEX41, $18.95)
The Maya
Michael Coe
ARCHAEOLOGY
A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to Maya archaeology and culture by a leading authority. Now in its seventh edition, this volume in the "Ancient Peoples and Places" series highlights the chronology, accomplishments and legacy of the Maya.
(MYA10, $24.95)
Time Among the Maya, Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico
Ronald Wright
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Wright combines journalism, archaeology and an ear for dialogue in this engaging account of travels among the contemporary Maya.
(CAM84, $16.00)
Mexico in Mind
Maria Finn
ANTHOLOGY
John Steinbeck, D.H. Lawrence, Graham Greene, Malcolm Lowry and others offer diverse impressions of the many Mexicos.
(MEX178, $14.95)
Popol Vuh, The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
Dennis Tedlock
LITERATURE
The definitive, unabridged collection of creation myths and stories of the Quiche people, fundamental to understanding the worldview of the highland Maya.
(MYA14, $16.99)
Tropical Nature
Adrian Forsyth
Ken Miyata
NATURAL HISTORY
FAVORITE
A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest.
(GPS13, $14.00)
A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America
Stephen Howell
Sophie Webb
FIELD GUIDE
Serious birders will want this definitive guide to the 1,070 bird species. It may be awkward to carry but it covers, in detail, all the birds you will see in the region.
(FG15, $49.95)
Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya, A Guide
Victoria Schlesinger
FIELD GUIDE
A comprehensive guide to the natural and cultural history of 100 plants and animals of the Maya world, primarily those from the lowland tropical forest of Central America but also including savanna, mangrove and coral reef habitats.
(MYA29, $29.95)
Birds of Mexico & Central America, Princeton Illustrated Checklists
Ber Van Perlo
FIELD GUIDE
An admirably compact, comprehensive guide.
(MEX163, $29.95)
Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador
Ernest Preston Edwards
FIELD GUIDE
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This classic guide illustrates all the regularly occurring birds of Mexico and neighboring areas, including details of distribution, abundance, habitat and identification features for 850 species.
(MEX47, $22.95)
Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 75 reef fish of the Caribbean.
(DIV11, $7.50)
Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean.
(DIV12, $7.50)
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
L.H. Emmons
FIELD GUIDE
Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species.
(GPS12, $39.00)
Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life
Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE
Humann's photographs of the fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants of the Caribbean are perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach.
(DIV02, $14.95)
Southern Mexico, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
Les Beletsky
FIELD GUIDE
A popular guide to the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians and reef fishes of southern Mexico, featuring 100 excellent color plates.
(FG32, $27.95)
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